Terressentials Body Washes are all gentle, detergent-free, traditional castile soaps. Our special Fragrance-Free Gentle Bath Gel is a true classic castile made from highly emollient saponified extra virgin certified organic olive oil and enriched with certified organic jojoba oil and soothing certified organic herbal extracts. True olive castile has been used for many centuries as a mild body cleanser and it is an excellent choice for those with sensitive skin and for children. Our Fragrance-Free Gentle Bath Gel also makes a great shaving gel for gentlemen and gentlewomen!

Did you know that many conventional Body Washes use irritating or controversial environmentally-unfriendly synthetic detergents (surfactants) as their main cleansing ingredient? Many of these synthetic detergents are used for washing cars, floors and pots and pans!

According to the dictionary, natural means “existing in or formed by nature without human intervention.” So, if you want truly natural nourishing products to care for your body, you want pure certified organic ingredients that are minimally-processed, like certified organic oils and butters, certified organic plant extracts and essential oils, pure water and naturally-occurring minerals. And yet, it’s almost funny how so many companies will tell you that natural means anything that originated somewhere on earthno matter what they did to it afterwards.

Many scientists are concerned about the toxic chemicals in foaming bath productssuch as dyes, surfactants, preservatives and industrial processing contaminantsbeing absorbed through the skin and scrambling hormone signals, and contaminating our waterways, harming humans and wildlife downstream. The US EPA concluded in 1997 that hormone-disrupting chemicals found in personal care products (yes, even so-called “natural” and “organic” products!) lead to disturbing health effects, including cancer, sterility and developmental problems. What can you do to protect your body and our waterways?

Because a significant percentageup to 70%of any product applied to your skin is absorbed into your body (which is how estrogen and nicotine patches work), we feel that body care products should be made only from the purest ingredients. This is why we don’t use so-called cosmetic grade herbal extracts with hidden petrochemical preservatives (that aren’t required to be listed on the product label) and, instead, use our more expensive certified organic herbal extracts made from organic materials approved for human consumption. We use ingredients with names you can pronounce and many that you have eaten (and found to be delicious). Perhaps this is why EThe Environmental Magazinecalled our offerings “the purest of the pure.”

When your bottle of Body Wash is empty, where did all of the liquid cleanser go?